Packaging Java source code

[dismal_denizen]

What is the best way to package my Java source code to make it easy for others to build? Is there a Java version of make?

[Ramses de Norre]

Is there a Java version of make?
Absolutely, Apache's Ant (http://ant.apache.org/).

[rekahsoft]

Absolutely, Apache's Ant (http://ant.apache.org/).

Could not agree more :D :D :P

[kknd]

Absolutely, Apache's Ant (http://ant.apache.org/).

+1

Ants are cool.

[egibby]

Depending on what your needs are, it might be simpler to just bundle all the compiled byte code (since it is portable) into a jar file and distribute that. Others can then include your jar file when building their projected and be able to call the classes in your code.

-- egibby

[dismal_denizen]

Thanks guys, I'll take a look at Ant. I will create bytecode versions of each project, but I want to be open source friendly so that other Java programmers can get ideas from what I do.

[geirha]

There's also maven http://maven.apache.org/